Harbright Ventures
VC Fund
Raleigh, United States
Harbright Ventures is a private equity firm that accelerates early-stage and growth opportunities with capital and mentorship. Its investors participate in the sourcing, vetting, and advising of portfolio companies.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
- Fund size:
- $850k
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Harbright Ventures invests in
Stages Harbright Ventures invests in
Countries Harbright Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.6M–$1.7M
- Series A
- $5M–$10M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 2 (33%)
- News 1 (17%)
- Local 1 (17%)
- Medical 1 (17%)
- Wellness 1 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (33%)
- Series A 2 (33%)
- Funding Round 1 (17%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Michael Harlow
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumata Health is a technology-driven healthcare startup focused on preventing blindness from chronic eye conditions, managing thousands of people at risk of vision loss across the United States. Founded in 2017 by an ophthalmologist and retina specialist in practice for over 30 years, Stephen R. Fransen, MD, and supported by more than 30 industryluminaries and influencers on its Advisory Board, Lumata Health aims to stop preventable blindness with a human-led, intelligent care coordination and management platform that’s almost always free to the patient. The company partners with physicians, payers and health systems to offer turnkey care management services provided by eye care experts who are supported by cutting edge technology and data science. Lumata Health’s programs improve clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, and clinic staff efficiency by providing between-visit patient assistance and care coordination for patients with chronic eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, glaucoma, and dry eye. | Sep 04, 2026 | ||
| SonoVascular is a medical technology company that develops a multi-mechanistic thrombectomy system for the treatment of arterial and venous diseases, including deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, peripheral artery occlusion, and acute ischemic stroke. | $6M / Series A / Feb 03, 2026 | ||
| VQ Biomedical is developing a revolutionary, minimally invasive catheter that delivers supplemental oxygen directly into the bloodstream in hospitalized patients with respiratory failure. | $1.7M / Seed / Mar 27, 2025 | ||
| 6AM is redefining the future of local media as the fastest growing newsletter-first local media company in the country, delivering the most relevant need-to-know local news and events. We aim to build communities driven by conversation, designed to educate and activate the cities we call home.Markets: Greenville, SC (GVLtoday); Columbia, SC(COLAtoday); Charleston, SC (CHStoday); Asheville, NC (AVLtoday); Raleigh, NC (RALtoday); Chattanooga,TN (NOOGAtoday); Nashville, TN (NASHtoday); Lakeland, FL (LALtoday); Louisville, KY (LOUtoday); Lexington, KY (LEXtoday); Kansas City, MO (KCtoday); Richmond, VA (RICtoday); Madison, WI (608today); Indianapolis, IN (INDYtoday); Portland, OR (PDXtoday); Seattle, WA (SEAtoday); Boston, MA (BOStoday); Fort Worth, TX (FTWtoday); San Antonio (SATXtoday); San Diego, CA (SDtoday); Sacramento, CA (SACtoday); and San Jose, CA (SJCtoday). | $10M / Series A / Feb 02, 2024 | ||
| 6AM is redefining the future of local media as the fastest growing newsletter-first local media company in the country, delivering the most relevant need-to-know local news and events. We aim to build communities driven by conversation, designed to educate and activate the cities we call home.Markets: Greenville, SC (GVLtoday); Columbia, SC(COLAtoday); Charleston, SC (CHStoday); Asheville, NC (AVLtoday); Raleigh, NC (RALtoday); Chattanooga,TN (NOOGAtoday); Nashville, TN (NASHtoday); Lakeland, FL (LALtoday); Louisville, KY (LOUtoday); Lexington, KY (LEXtoday); Kansas City, MO (KCtoday); Richmond, VA (RICtoday); Madison, WI (608today); Indianapolis, IN (INDYtoday); Portland, OR (PDXtoday); Seattle, WA (SEAtoday); Boston, MA (BOStoday); Fort Worth, TX (FTWtoday); San Antonio (SATXtoday); San Diego, CA (SDtoday); Sacramento, CA (SACtoday); and San Jose, CA (SJCtoday). | $5M / Series A / Sep 21, 2021 | ||
| 6AM is redefining the future of local media as the fastest growing newsletter-first local media company in the country, delivering the most relevant need-to-know local news and events. We aim to build communities driven by conversation, designed to educate and activate the cities we call home.Markets: Greenville, SC (GVLtoday); Columbia, SC(COLAtoday); Charleston, SC (CHStoday); Asheville, NC (AVLtoday); Raleigh, NC (RALtoday); Chattanooga,TN (NOOGAtoday); Nashville, TN (NASHtoday); Lakeland, FL (LALtoday); Louisville, KY (LOUtoday); Lexington, KY (LEXtoday); Kansas City, MO (KCtoday); Richmond, VA (RICtoday); Madison, WI (608today); Indianapolis, IN (INDYtoday); Portland, OR (PDXtoday); Seattle, WA (SEAtoday); Boston, MA (BOStoday); Fort Worth, TX (FTWtoday); San Antonio (SATXtoday); San Diego, CA (SDtoday); Sacramento, CA (SACtoday); and San Jose, CA (SJCtoday). | $1.6M / Seed / Sep 01, 2020 |
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FAQ
What does Harbright Ventures invest in?
Harbright Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, News and Local startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Harbright Ventures invest in?
Harbright Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$1.7M at Seed and $5M–$10M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Harbright Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Harbright Ventures took part in.
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Who are the partners at Harbright Ventures?
The team at Harbright Ventures includes John Michael Harlow (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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